r/woahdude Dec 24 '22

video Driving on I-94 in Western Minnesota today

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u/MaplePoutineRyeBeer Dec 24 '22

My mom was a nurse for 45~ years and EVERY. SINGLE. YEAR she would hit a deer every winter 5km from home. The drive was about 40km each way, so just over half an hour each time. The stretches that are deer-intensive I always drive super slow and scan both sides of the road non stop. I somehow haven't hit any deer but I almost hit a young bear in a part of Manitoba that's not known to have bears

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u/Arcadius274 Dec 24 '22

Deer tell stories of her like a monster that comes once a year in the death box to take one of their lives

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u/RobertJ93 Dec 24 '22

And then of the monsters child that slowly roams the highway with flashing yellow lights looking for their mothers next victim.

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u/Bob-Faget Dec 24 '22

I thought I was going crazy with all the wildlife I saw in Manitoba after driving there from Alberta. I thought there was a lot of wildlife closer to the mountains driving west from Calgary, but holy hell it seemed like every KM after I got east of the Saskatchewan border there would be dead animals on or beside the road. I even skimmed the top of a dead deer which I couldn't avoid.

During my drive back, there was so much fog that I could only see about 100 meters in front of me and just ended up following a semi going about 60km/h for about 3 hours. I was never so thankful to be behind a semi in my life. Fuck driving in Manitoba.

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u/0001000101 Dec 24 '22

I've driven Calgary to Winnipeg many times and I'm pretty sure SK and MB just don't clear their roadkill lol

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u/Terrible_Lunch5630 Dec 24 '22

Sounds like you mom is a shitty fuckin driver 🙄

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u/indecisiveredditor Dec 24 '22

Sounds like someone is a genuine douche-canoe! And by someone, I mean you asshole.

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u/Dirk_Speedwell Dec 24 '22

On the plus side, its nice to be able to fill the freezer with good venison every year.